The Shining, Redux:
A post-production house organized a competition where assistant editors ‘re-cut’ trailers for famous movies to try and make them seem like different movies . . . . this is the one that won…
This nicely edited trailer is a minute and 20 seconds in length, and about 9 MBs in size.
(via Waxy.org Links)

Corrective surgery set for Glooscap:
Some motorists travelling Highway 104 toward Truro claim the statue looks like it has an appendage not intended by its sculptor emerging from its midriff.
Ribald humour and giggling 10-year-olds aside, the illusion is being taken seriously.
“We may have to take the arm off and get it bent up a little bit [...]

Tags: glooscap, nova scotia, truro

Legal Revenge Against Spam Snail-Mailers:
…here’s a completely LEGAL way to fight back against idiots like MCI. You can mail their junk back to them for FREE using their own postage-paid envelopes. The only catch is that it will be attached to 50 lbs of additional junk you’ve gathered from around your house (rocks, bricks, old [...]

Cassini spots huge “spear” on Saturn moon:
The first close-up images of Saturn’s moon Tethys have been sent to Earth from the Cassini spacecraft, which flew past the moon on Saturday. As well as the expected craters and chasms, one image reveals a peculiar, spear-shaped feature.
Looks like a relic alien spacecraft to me.

Tags: cassini, saturn

Don’t forget: The World Beard and Moustache Championships are being held October 1, 2005 in Berlin, Germany.
The American team have their own blog. I couldn’t find a Canadian team.
Phillip ought to grow his beard back.

Tags: beards, moustaches

How It Should Have Ended creates animated alternative endings to movies, usually with a much better ending than the original. Their Seven remake was predictable but funny.
They offer their movies in .wmv format and as torrent files. The best torrent client I’ve used is Azureus; it’s highly customizable and, more importantly, easy to [...]

Holy Bibble, a cartoon version of The Bible. From their FAQ page:
2. You are incorrect about blah blah blah in the bible.
No, see, you’re incorrect. We are God’s prophets, sent down from heaven to retranslate the bible into something that actually makes some semblance of sense. Therefore, we can say whatever we want because [...]

NerdTV:
NerdTV is… a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world of technology. Guests like Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy or Apple computer inventor Steve Wozniak are household names if your household is nerdy enough, but as historical figures and geniuses in their own right, they have plenty to say to ALL of [...]